Fresh Linen vs Mild
Fresh Linen (Cloverdale Paint) and Mild (Jotun) come from different manufacturers. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. The 3-point LRV gap — 77 for Fresh Linen vs 74 for Mild — means Fresh Linen will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 2.8 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fresh Linen vs Mild in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Fresh Linen and Mild are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Dining Room
Dining rooms often rely on warm incandescent or candlelight, which flatters warm undertones and mutes cool ones. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Fresh Linen vs Mild Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fresh Linen on one side and Mild on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Fresh Linen comparisons
See how Fresh Linen stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Fresh Linen reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 77 vs 6, Fresh Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Linen reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Fresh Linen reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 52, Fresh Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Linen reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 58, Fresh Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 27, Fresh Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Linen reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Fresh Linen reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 55, Fresh Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 13, Fresh Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 44, Fresh Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Fresh Linen reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 66) makes Fresh Linen the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 77) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Fresh Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (77 vs 68) makes Fresh Linen the marginally brighter of the two.
Fresh Linen reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Fresh Linen reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Fresh Linen reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 12, Fresh Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 45, Fresh Linen is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Linen reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Fresh Linen reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Fresh Linen reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Fresh Linen reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.